Where does “gisteren” come from?
gisteren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gestaron, from Proto-Germanic gestra-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyésteros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.
gisteren (Middle Dutch): yesterday
Definitions
- yesterday
Ancestry of “gisteren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | gestaron | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gestra- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyésteros | yesterday |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |